Butter-mold



(No Model.)

BUTTER MOLD.

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HIRAM B. SOUDERS, OF EAST VINJENT, CHESTER ()OI'NTY, PENNSYLVJXNIA.

BUTTER-MOLD.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 394,028, dated December 4, 1888.

Application filed July 20, 1888. Serial No. 280,504. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, .IIIRAM B. SOUDERS, a citizen of the United States, residing in East Vincent township, in the county of Chester and State of lel'insylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Butter-Molds; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawing, and to the letters and figures of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

My invention relates to molds for molding butter, and has for its object to provide a two-part section-mold in which a round print of butter can be formed, and also to generally simplify the construction of parts, and thus render them not only easier to operate and less liable to get out of repair, but also to increase their eflieiency and satisfactory working.

Vith the above objects in view, the invention consists in the construction and combination of parts hereinafter particularly described, and afterward claimed, reference being had to the accompanying drawing, forming a part hereof, which a view in perspective of the invention.

In the drawing, the letter A designates a base, to which is attached the standard or frame B. The frame has a platform or shoulder, C, on which rests one part or section of the block or body V of the mold. The frame is also formed with the flange I), which fits over the top edge of the back E of the body of the mold, and through which flange pass the thumb-screws F, for holding the mold block in place. The frame is further formed with the forwardly-extending arms G, through which passes the print or plunger rod II. This rod carries at its lower end the print-block I, formed with any suitable design to be impressed npon the butter. The print-block is secured to a plate, .1, by suitable fasteningl say by screws Kso that it can be disconnected and another one substituted for it. This plate is formed with a boss or collar, L, into which enters the lower end of the rod H,

and which is held therein by suitable means --say by set-screw M. The rod II has an adjustable collar, N, secured to it, from which projects a pin or bolt, 0, to which is secured one end of the arm I, the other end of which is connected to the lever Q, hinged at its rear end by a pivotbolt, R, to an extension, S, of the frame 15. By movement of the lever the print-block is raised and lowered in the op eration of molding and printing. To facili' tate and accelerate the lifting of the rod and print-block, a suitable springsa v a coiled spring, Tis'made to encircle the upper portion of the rod, one end of it bearing against the upper arm, G, and the other end against the nut I which is screwed on the end of the rod II. On the downstrokc of the rod the spring is compressed, and when the press ure is released the retraction or recoil of the spring lifts the rod and its print-block quickly and without injuring the print impressed on the butter.

The two sections of the block B are connected together by any suitable hinges, a, so as to swing open, and one part is provided with a catch, Z), and the other with a pivoted latch, 13, to engage therewith to hold the parts together when the butter is being molded. The two sections of the block are recessed or reamed out, so as to receive the lining (I, of maple or other hard wood, and composing the mold proper. This lining or mold proper is made circular in cross-section and tapering or conical in longitudinal or vertical section, except at or near its mouth or top, where itis made with vertical walls, as shown at 6, so as to receive the vertical sides of the print-block. By so constructing the mold the butter will be compactly pressed and molded into a tapering form, and but very little, if any, of the butter will be forced out of the mouth of the mold between the walls of the mold and print-block. I also prefer to form a rim, f, around the mouth of the mold 011 top of the mold-block, as shown. This rim will aid in keeping the butter from spreading, and may constitute a portion of the mold proper, and may be the portion thereof having the vertical wall.

The bottom of the mold proper is open, and a stand, forming a base for the butterprint, is made to fit up against the lower portion of the mold proper. It is movable, but held in place by entering a recess, g, suitably formedsay by having the lining or mold proper terminate short of or above the bottom of the mold-block. \Vhen the stand enters this recess, it is inclosed on all sides by the mold-block, and so held against lateral movement. After the print is formed by being placed in the mold and having the printblock brought down upon it, so as to compress the butter, the two sections of the block are unfastened and one of them swung open, so as to divide the mold and leave the print free to be removed by lifting out the stand on which the print rests. Either the same or another stand may be placed in position and the operation repeated until all the prints required have been molded.

The print is by my form of mold not only given an attractive shape, but the form of mold allows prints of such particular shape to be expeditiously formed, and without in any way injuring or deforming the form of the print. It will be observed that the plunger-rod is brought directly in the center of the printblock, so that a uniform pressure is obtained, and also that the set-screws that hold the moldblock to the frame are at a point where they are very easy of access for manipulation.

Having described my invention and set forth its merits, what I claim is- 1. The combination, with the standard B, provided with the reciprocating print-block, and formed with a flange, D, and shoulder C, of the transversely-divided block V, having its sections hinged together, with one section resting upon the shoulder C, and its portion E fitting under the flange D, and the sectional tapering mold proper carried by said block, with a portion fitting in each of the two sections of the block,substantially as and for the purposes set forth.

2. In a butter-mold, the combination, with a suitable frame or support, of the trans versely-divided block V, having its two sections hinged together, and each section formed with a semicircular recess tapering from its upper to its lower end, a two-part mold proper of less length than the mold-block, semicircular in cross-section and tapering from its top downwardly, with a portion fitting in each of the correspondingly-shaped recesses in the block V, and a removable base, \V, fitting in the mold-block below the mold proper, all substantially as and for the purposes set forth.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

HIRAM B. soUDERs.

\Vitnesses:

JOHN M. LATsHAW, HARRY D. FUNK. 

